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The Sunday link-fest has returned, although it’s just me this week as Anne has been busy preparing for, and travelling to attend, the GSA Conference in Minneapolis. Here are the most interesting items I found in my travels around the … Continue reading →

New Geoblog Jacquelyn Gill, a paleoecologist studying for her PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has launched her blog, ‘The Contemplative Mammoth’ with a cool geo-word: gyttja. Head over and welcome her to the geoblogosphere! http://contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/i-still-play-in-the-mud/ Earthquakes 5000 Christchurch quake … Continue reading →

Earthquakes Nice commentary on the aftermath of the latest Christchurch earthquakes; with some interesting geological information. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5161630/A-rubbish-week 18 months after Haiti quake, many still living in tents or ‘transitional’ shelters (‘slightly better tents’) http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hCyPZAKUq7WITsjipX2VG5d-4Jeg No surprise, then, that people feel … Continue reading →

Earthquakes and Tectonics The big earthquake news this week was the latest spate of activity in Christchurch, New Zealand. The BBC posted some eyewitness accounts of the latest shaking, and the Trembling Earth blog collected the best Youtube clips of … Continue reading →

Thanks for voting for Anne in the Three Quarks Daily contest. She’s been voted into the semi-finals round, and now it is up to the editors of 3QD and the judges. Do check out the list of other semi-finalists; they … Continue reading →